1989 Florida State Seminoles football team

1989 Florida State Seminoles football

Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 41–17 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
1989 record	10–2
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (14th year)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (6th year)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 60,519)

1989 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
#1 Miami		–		11	–	1	–	0
#2 Notre Dame		–		12	–	1	–	0
#3 Florida State		–		10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		9	–	2	–	0
#15 Penn State		–		8	–	3	–	1
#17 Pittsburgh		–		8	–	3	–	1
#21 West Virginia		–		8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse		–		8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		7	–	4	–	0
Akron		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech		–		5	–	4	–	1
Army		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina		–		5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa		–		6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss		–		5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		4	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		2	–	7	–	2
Boston College		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		1	–	9	–	1
Temple		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 p.m.	vs. Southern Miss	No. 6	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	TBS	L 26–30	48,746
September 9	7:30 p.m.	No. 10 Clemson	No. 16	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 23–34	61,897
September 16	7:30 p.m.	at No. 21 LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 31–21	75,524
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Tulane		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 59–9	61,613
October 7	1:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Syracuse	No. 22	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		W 41–10	49,832
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	No. 19	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	SUN	W 41–7	41,832
October 21	7:30 p.m.	No. 11 Auburn	No. 14	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	W 22–14	62,711
October 28	8:00 p.m.	No. 2 Miami (FL)	No. 9	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–10	62,602
November 4	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 35–10	61,852
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Memphis State	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 57–20	57,511
December 2	7:30 p.m.	at Florida	No. 6	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–17	75,154
January 1	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Nebraska	No. 5	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 41–17	73,953
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Florida State Seminoles football

Venues	Doak Campbell Stadium

Bowls & rivalries	Bowls Florida Cup Clemson Florida Miami Virginia (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)

Culture & lore	Osceola and Renegade The War Chant Marching Chiefs FSU Hymns Sod Cemetery Wide Right I Wide Right II 1993 'Game of the Century' Choke at Doak/The Fifth Quarter in the French Quarter Bob Crenshaw Award

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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